The answer to the world, universe and that gull

The strange looking gull put in another appearance today after a lot of looking by several people it eventually turned up whilst the 1st winter Glaucouse gull was being checked out, but no sooner was it seen than it was of, not to return.

So what on earth was this strange but interesting bird? well as per Andy's E-Mail it was eventually tracked down to it being a Herring / Glauc cross. So jobs a goodun.

A couple of photos of the Glauc from today

Neither of them any good but a record shot for me.

The Bittern at VP as it skulks of back into the reeds.

Only to re-appear on the tops before descending for a deeper skulk, eventually showing well for the visitors in the public hide.

Thanks for looking.

Paul

PS late edit added from Wednesday: